Bridgestone and VW work together on motor sport and electric vehicles...
A long-term partner for a new challenge: Bridgestone Potenza tyres will provide the optimum performance when the Volkswagen ID. R aims to beat the lap record for electro-vehicles on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife in summer 2019. Having worked together for a long-time creating equipment for production vehicles, the German … [Read more...]

Bridgestone's long list of original equipment tyre fitments keeps on growing...
In 2018, Bridgestone, the world’s largest tyre and rubber company, was chosen to provide over 120 new original equipment fitments in EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa). This represents an increase of more than 30 per cent. The fitments are spread across more than 40 different models from 15 different … [Read more...]

New Mégane R.S. Trophy pushes the limits with Potenza S001 and S007 tyres…
Bridgestone, the world’s largest tyre and rubber manufacturer, will be the exclusive supplier for the newly launched Renault Mégane R.S. Trophy with high-performance Potenza S001 and Potenza S007 tyres. The 1.8 litre turbo engine model is the latest addition to the Mégane R.S. Trophy family, and features Renault Sport’s … [Read more...]

New ideas from Bridgestone, aimed at helping motorists…
Claiming to be the world’s number one tyre and rubber company, Bridgestone has set out three solutions which they say will help motorists.
At this year’s Paris Motor Show (which is open until 14th October 2018), the firm has introduced three initiatives new to its portfolio.
Driveguard Run-Flat Technology offered on Bridgestone’s main … [Read more...]

Bridgestone launches its first all-season touring tyre…
Bridgestone, which claims to be the world’s number one tyre and rubber company, has launched the Weather Control A005, the all-season touring tyre said to offer outstanding control and helps drivers to master their journey, whatever the season.
The Weather Control A005 has been designed with end-users for end-users. Before beginning the … [Read more...]

Bridgestone Celebrates Final Countdown to Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018...
Bridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone), the world’s largest tyre and rubber company and a Worldwide Olympic Partner, is ready to support the staging of the upcoming Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 – its first Olympic Winter Games as a Worldwide Olympic Partner – through a variety of product, athlete and … [Read more...]

Firestone says that they are on the right road with two new products…
Kim Henson reports…
Firestone is aiming to shake up the mid-price tyre segment in the UK with the launch, in the space of a few days, of a top-performing new touring tyre and a van product, it has been revealed.
Roadhawk, a tyre built to perform longer and offer drivers best-in-class wet grip and best in class dry braking, … [Read more...]

Bridgestone hopes flurry of winter driving messages will stick with drivers…
Report by Kim Henson.
With the temperatures plummeting across the UK in recent days and Jack Frost making an appearance, Bridgestone is urging motorists to take heed of some simple driving tips to stay as safe as possible.
With a marked drop in temperatures now being felt, Bridgestone’s managing director Robin Shaw … [Read more...]

DON'T BE TYRESOME; STAY SAFE! says Kim.
The difference in the dynamic behaviour of a vehicle fitted with tyres in good condition and correctly inflated, compared with one on defective/worn out and probably under-inflated tyres is, quite simply, amazing.
In order to be sure that the vehicle will respond as designed to the controls, to safely steer round a bend, brake, accelerate and so on, … [Read more...]

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